The Quotes of Amadeus Mozart

Born: 1/27/1756 12:00:00 AM Died: 12/5/1791 12:00:00 AM

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

Music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

He who treads the road full of care, Is purified by fire, water, air and earth. If he can overcome the fear of death, He soars heavenwards away from earth!

Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination, nor both together, go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.

I thank my God for graciously granting me the opportunity of learning that death is the key which unlocks the door to our true happiness.

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.

When I am ..... completely myself, entirely alone... or during the night when I cannot sleep, it is on such occasions that my ideas flow best and most abundantly. Whence and how these ideas come I know not nor can I force them.

All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak — and speak in such a way that people will remember it.

You, who now are risen higher unto Wisdom's high abode, Wander steadfast higher, higher, Know, it is the noblest road. Only spirit without blight May approach the source of Light.

The holy adjuration we also vow: To strive for perfection of our great temple, To strive for perfection of our building great, To strive for perfection of the temple, like you.

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.

Freemasonry, as a tradition, is built on the spoken word. It is a mystic tradition that has been passed down from lip to hear across the centuries. It acknowledges the power of language to transform the mind of the individual and even the course of history itself. Throughout history, great changes in civilizations and the rise and fall of empires have depended on a few words, spoken into the right ear at the right time. Freemasonry places great importance on remembering the thoughts of our ancestors. It is from these thoughts that we can learn how to navigate the maze of life and avoid the pitfalls that have entrapped the unfortunate. The Masons below have all contributed to the wisdom of the world and we have selected a small portion of their knowledge to be shared here to inspire, uplift and educate.